Their logo depicts the Rooster of Barcelos , one of Portugal's most common symbols. By , the restaurant had three outlets in Johannesburg and one in Portugal.
In , American-based recruitment website Indeed named Nando's as the UK's sixth best private sector employer [ 13 ] based on millions of employee ratings and reviews. Nando's has locations in many countries. Fernando Duarte and his friend Robert Brozin, the founders of the first Nando's, bought a restaurant previously called "Chickenland" and renamed it Nando's. They opened it in Nando's has been operating in Botswana since Nando's began operating in Zambia in Nando's has been operating in Zimbabwe since Nando's has been established in India since Nando's has been established in Malaysia since Nando's is well known for its effective advertising that celebrates or satirises contemporary local issues.
Nando's has been established in Pakistan since In Qatar, Nando's has been established since , with the first restaurant located on Salwa Road. In Saudi Arabia, Nando's opened its first restaurant within the country on 12 December in Riyadh , and opened its first branch in Jeddah on 8 December In Singapore, Nando's opened its first restaurant on 9 May ; [ 39 ] and as of August [update] there are 6 outlets throughout the city of Singapore.
Nando's was first established in Ireland in The company opened its flagship restaurant on St Andrew Street in the city centre of Dublin in November , employing sixty staff members to manage a 3, square feet m 2 space spread over two floors.
Nando's opened its first restaurants within the United Kingdom, in , in the west London suburbs of Ealing and Earls Court , initially focusing on takeaway food. The focus then moved from takeaways to a mixed service counter ordering and table service model. They also advised Nando's to design each restaurant individually so no two restaurants were the same, a brand characteristic of the chain.
